Candy-machine.



G. DIGKSUN.

CANDY MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.1o, 1909.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. F. DCKSON. CANDY MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1909.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

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To all lwhomJ 'dit may concern;

Arana GEORGE F. DICKSON, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CONFECTIONERS .AND BAKERSSUPPLY CO., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CANDY-MACHINE.

Be it'lmown that I, GEORGE F. DIcKsoN, a citizen `of the United States of America, and.

'resident of Chicago, in the county of `Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candy- Machines,-ofwhich the following is a speci- This invention relates to a pressi 1g mechanism for molding a strip of cand material into a series of pieces of candy having an 4ornamental or symmetrical form, and has for its 4object to provide a simple andellicient' structural formation and combination like rapid and certain manner, all 'as will hereinafter' more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is an end elevation illustrating the general .arrangement of the machine parts, and showing the different position of the same in dotted lines. Fig. 2, is a detail transverse sectional elevation on line -x, Fig. 4. Fig. 3, is a detail perspective view of a molded piece of candy. Fig. 4, is a detail front elevation of the machine, with portions of the mold members in section. Fig. 5, is a detail plan of the machine, with superimposed por- -tions rem' red to disclose lower portions of the machine. Fig. G, is an enlarged detail longitudinal section of the mold members.

' Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents i the base plate of the machine, and upon the tion' rests upon the top of' the base plate 1,'

Iupper surface of which the respective upper vand lower mold members are supported in the pivotal manner hereinafter described.

2 is the lowermold member, preferably of the detail construction hereinafter described, and which in its normalvand molding posias illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and `is "maintained inA such position and in proper ears are connected relation to the other coacting parts, of the machine by a. pivotal connection to the base lplate and preferably as follows:

3, are forwardly extending ears on the mold member 2, aforesaid, and 4 are companion pivot ears on the base plate 1. Said together by pivot pins of' any usual form. T i

ith the described arrangement of parts,

Patented Feb. 8, 1910. serial Na. 517,030.

the lower mold member .2 is adapted to be tilted forward, in manner lilhistrated in dotted lines in Fig.- l, to discharge the molded material. from out of its mold cavities, and .to such end is provided with a rearwardly projecting hand lever 5, on which a knocker or hammer head 6, which as the mold is tilted to a forward position, is adapted to strike upon an anvil lug 7 on the forward portion of the base .1, to forcibly jar the molded material downwardly from said mold member in a rapid and certain Such material is preferably re`- ceived upon the forward portion of the base 1, and which for such purpose is provided with raised margins as shown to constitute a holding tray.

8 is the upper mold member provided with a rearwardly extending arm E) by which it is pivotally connected to the pivot standard 10 on the rear portion of the base 1. lith such construction the upper mold men'lber is adapted to be 'swung upwardly and backwardly into the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig, 1.

ll1 is an operating hand lever preferabl-y of a volte form and pivoted b v means of pivot hubs l2. and a pivot rod 14 to pivot lugs 13 on the upper surface of tle aforesaid upper mold member 8. as shown.

'15 are lugs or projections on the aforesaid hubs 19, adapted to have bearing upon the top surface of the mold t. lo provide a fixed connection between the operating;I hand lever 1l and tlnl mold member S in the operation of tilting said mold member into the position above referred to and shown in dotted lines in Fig. l.

1G is a springl encircling the aforesaid pivot rod 14 and having one end attached to said rod, and the other end to the hub of tile operating hand lever 11. The tendency of said spring is to yieldinglyr maintain the hand lever '11 in iiXed relation to the mold member S in its movement from a position superimposed above the lower mold member L intothe. open vposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, and vice-versa. l

17 is a pin or stud secured eccentrically on each hub 12, aforesaid, and adapted to effect the filial and powerful closing of the lmold` members as hereinafter set forth.

18 are :vertical fulcrum plates secured to the ends .of the base l, and formed at their upper ends with" forwardly pverhanging tive halves of the series of mold cavities 20,

and between each pair of mold cavities with opposed transverse severing ridges 21 which meet, Or",nearly meet, in the strip of candy material to separate, or nearly separate, the same into a series of the required size.

The oper-ation of the machine is as follows: The lower mold member 2, is placed in the position illustrated in fulllines in Figs. 1 and 2, and the upper mold member 8 tilted back into the position shown yin dotted lines in Fig. 1. A strip of candy material is then laid on top of the lower mold section 2, after which the upper mold member' 8, is drawn down upon the same by means of its operating lever' 11, a final depression of which brings the eccentric pins 17 into bearing beneath the overhanging projections 19, to effect a powerful tinal closing movement of the upper mold member to complete the pressing or molding operation of the machine. rIhe upper mold member' is then returned to the position first described, after which the lower mold member 2, by means of its hand lever 5, is tilted forward, and by impact against the anvil 7 has the molded candydischarged down onto the forward web of the base 1. With the construction of the mold members 2 and 8, heretofore described, the trans-v verse ridges 21 between the series of mold cavities 2t), are adapted to score or sever the strip of candy material into'separate pieces of the required molded form, and surrounded with a. rectangular' marginal tin as shown in Fig. 3, to afford a very symmetrical ap )earance to the finished candy ar-V ticle or bonbon.

llaving thus fully described my said invention what I claim as new and desire to L secure by Letters Patent, is:M

.ananvil lug arranged on said base in the path of sait lever', an upper mold member hinged at 'its rear' side to sald base, an operating lever connected to said upper mold member, and an intermediate mechanism between sard lever. and the base for imparting final movement to the upper mold member lhand lever connected to said moldv member,

an anvil lug arranged on said base in the path of said lever, an upper mold member hinged at its rear side to said base, an operating lever pivoted to said upper mold member and provided with a hub extension adapted for bearing upon the top of said mold member, a sprlng for yieldingly holding said extension to its bearing,vand an intermediate mechanism between said lever and the base for imparting iinal movement to the upper mold member, substantially'as set forth.

8. In a candy machine, the combination of a stationary base, a lower mold member hinged at its forward side to said base, a handlever connected to said mold member, an anvil lug arranged on said base'in the path of said lever, an upper mold member hinged at its rear side to said base, an operating lever. connected to said upper mold member, andan intermediate mechanism between said lever and the base for impart-ing tinal movement to the upper mold member, the same comprising an eccentric pin on the hub of said lever, and a hook shaped fulcrum .plate attached to the base, substantially as set forth.

4. In a candymachine, the combination of 'pin on the hub of said lever'. and a hook shaped vt'ulcrum plate attached to the base, substantially as set forth.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 27th day of August, 1909.

GEORGE F. DICKSON.

Vit nesses:

ltonmrr Bruins, Ill-:Nur Non. 

